arrowbee Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I don't normally share my song lyrics, (usually I just share my regular poetry) but today I feel like making an exception for some reason Here goes. HOMELAND A few miles offshore there's two cities on an island One is dark and vital, the other bright but silent Two strangers are passing precisely halfway Where the sound and the smoke are diffuse shades of gray It may not be today, it may be years away My home is waiting for me, wherever that may be From the epicenter I emerge, all alone and more or less unhurt The sole witness to the devastation, the only living soul that saw or heard I still remember how it all went down On that infamous day and on the days that followed It was enough to scratch the hope right out of my eye Many lives lost, entire communities swallowed All alone and more or less unhurt, from the epicenter I emerge The phoenix flies in search of a new home, following the restless outward urge She traces the phases of the moon On the last scrap of paper in her room Death to purgation to birth to ruin September to December to March to June When you walk west all night the sun rises at your back I'm following a set of purposeful tracks From dawn until sunset when my day is through When you walk west all day, the sun always outruns you It may not be today, it may be years away My home is waiting for me, wherever that may be A few miles offshore there's an island in the sun A few more miles off there's another one It's a big world of color and darkness and lights And you never have to hit the same spot twice It may not be today, it may be years away My home is waiting for me, wherever that may be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kskm Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Very good. I wish you would share more of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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